Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to provide Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy applicants with a reference number where that number has not been generated on submission of their application.

Applicants to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) are assigned a reference number when their case is progressed by a member of the ARAP casework team.

Once their eligibility is confirmed, the applicant is informed of this decision and at this point are provided with their reference number.